Corps of Cadets

Spend the Night

Burruss Hall at night

Spend the Night is an overnight program offered in the fall and spring semesters that provides qualified high school juniors and seniors who are interested in Virginia Tech and the Corps of Cadets an opportunity to be assigned a host cadet and participate fully in the daily routine of a cadet.

The program is designed for an interested high school junior or senior to experience an afternoon, overnight, and morning routine in the Corps of Cadets, leaving the second day open to participate in the information sessions offered by Virginia Tech, the college for their desired major, and a campus tour. They may also arrange to attend a class with their host cadet.

Attendance Requirements

Seniors in high school should:

  • Meet the basic course requirements for admission to Virginia Tech:
    • To be competitive you should be within the middle 50% of students accepted to Virginia Tech. The middle 50% of students accepted last fall had between a 3.71 - 4.15 GPA.
    • Score a competitive score on the SAT or ACT. The average SAT score of accepted students this past fall was a 1250, with the middle 50% of accepted students scoring between an 1160 and 1330. In addition, if you want to be competitive for Engineering, you should score at least a 600 math SAT score or a comparable Math ACT score.
  • Juniors in high school may attend if they are in the top quarter of their class, are taking college track classes, and have at least a 3.4 GPA.

    Transfer students and current Virginia Tech students please contact us directly at our toll free number: 1-888-VTCORPS.

    Session Information

    In the fall and spring semesters, students will arrive on either a Monday or a Thursday at 2pm and the program concludes the following morning at 8am to allow visiting students time to take part in Virginia Tech's information sessions. There are approximately eighteen Spend the Night with the Corps overnight sessions offered each semester.

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    What to bring to your session.

    Things to Know:

    • November 1st is the deadline to apply to Virginia Tech for Early Decision.
    • January 15th is the regular deadline to apply to Virginia Tech.
    • The best way to learn about the Corps is to participate in the Spend the Night program.

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